After that night, Gabriel made love with Rosalind more than they ever did. He was determined to impregnate her though he said nothing to her. He still remembered one of their conversations that she would marry him once she was pregnant with his baby. So he intended to make his plan to work since he didn’t want to wait for three months to marry her. Other than that, he didn’t want to accept another rejection.
After having his first million, life was easier for him, and fewer people said no to him. It continued until now, when he already had trillions. Rosalind was the first person who kept saying no to him. It irritated him but intrigued him too at the same time.
After the night, he realized he loved her. Despite that, he had never said it to her. With what happened in the past, he was afraid to tell his feelings to the woman he loved because happiness was
Kathy spotted Gabriel humming a song when she entered his office to ask for his signatures for some documents. So she commented about it, “Boss, any good news?”He stared at her and shook his head. “No, why?”“You hummed a song. Also, you smile more often lately. You often go home for lunch too. It’s something you didn’t do before.” Then Kathy grinned and patted her pointer finger on her chin. “I wonder if it has something to do with Miss Rosalind?”Gabriel chuckled and held a picture on his desk. After the party, he put a picture of Rosalind and him together at the party on his desk as he thought of her daily. In the photo, he hugged her waist from behind, and she leaned her head to his chest. His thumb stroked the picture. “You are quite an observer.”“You pay me
After waving at Anna, Rosalind walked to the car. Luca already opened the back door of the car for her. However, suddenly Rosalind covered her mouth with a hand as a sudden nausea attacked her. Closing her eyes for a moment, she took a deep breath.Anna, who waited for Rosalind to leave, frowned. She approached her future daughter-in-law and held her hand. “What’s wrong?”“Nothing. It’s probably because I don’t have enough rest.”Anna stared at Rosalind for a while. “Rose, are you pregnant?”“I don’t know, Mom. It’s possible.” Her face was crimson because she knew how frequently Gabriel and she had made love lately. Even before the party, they had already done it many times.“Then ask Gabriel to accompany you to t
After they arrived at Gabriel’s apartment, Rosalind called Anna right away. Her future mother-in-law picked up her phone and answered right away.“Rose, how is it? Are you pregnant?”“Yes, Mom.”Anna squealed in delight, and then she rushed to say, “Wonderful news! Oh, my dear, please have a rest. No need to return to my house this afternoon. You can learn to cook lasagne another time.”Rosalind smiled because Anna was so considerate. “Yes, Mom.”“Have a good rest. Don’t be too tired, okay?”“Yes, Mom. I will have a good rest,” Rosalind said again.“Let me know if Gabriel loves the gnocchi and risotto.”
After lunch, Gabriel returned to his office again with his driver. Rosalind immediately called Anna.Her future mother-in-law picked up the phone after the second ring. “It’s Anna here.”“Mom, Gabriel loved the food!”“Oh, great! You can learn later some other food he likes if you feel healthy.”Rosalind nodded, though Anna couldn’t see her. “Yes, Mom. I want to learn more. If only you could see his face after eating the food. At first, I thought he didn’t like it, but then, he said, ‘they are good!’”Anna grinned to hear that. “I’m glad everything went well. About learning more recipes, how about if you come here tomorrow morning at ten?”“Hmm ….” Rosalind patted her chin a
He took Rosalind’s hand and pulled her gently until she stood. She gazed at him, curious to see what he wanted to do. Then he kneeled on his foot and held her hand while staring at her with an intimate gaze.“My beloved, lovely Rosalind Miller, it’s been four years since I’ve waited for you. When you agreed to be my lover and fiancee, you brought joy into my life. Now, you will make me a father too. My happiness is full. Darling, can you make me the happiest man in the world by accepting me as your husband?”Rosalind gasped as she didn’t expect Gabriel would propose to her right away in the middle of his family. She stood before Gabriel with an open mouth, as she was too surprised. She thought it was only a small gathering with the family and another chance to learn from Anna to cook Gabriel’s favorite food, but it turned out he used the opportunity to pr
“Are you happy?” Gabriel cupped Rosalind’s face with both hands. His eyes shone as he looked into her eyes.“I’m happy.” Next, she climbed onto his lap and hugged his neck. She buried her head in the intersection of his neck and shoulder, then wept.He could feel the wetness on his shoulder, so he asked, “Rose? Are you crying, baby?”She nodded with no sound, as it was impossible for her to utter words. So he only stroked her back and kissed her hair and cheeks.After she could calm herself, Rosalind giggled. “You must find me weird. I just laughed and cried at the same time.”“I guessed it’s because you’re happy, right?”“Yes.” Then Rosalind hugged Gabriel’s neck agai
Gabriel grinned and nodded to hear what his mother said. “Yes, Mom.”After Gabriel returned to the dining room, Anna escorted Rosalind to a small garden outside of the house. The kitchen itself was at the back of the house, and the garden was near the kitchen. So they walked to the garden through the kitchen’s back door.After sitting there and enjoying the silence for a few seconds, Anna smiled at Rosalind. “I brought you here to thank you.”“What for?” Rosalind raised her eyebrow. “I did nothing.”But Anna shook her head, completely disagreed with Rosalind. “No, you’re wrong. When you accept Gabriel’s proposal, it means a lot to him.” She took a deep breath. “Gabriel once almost married another woman, but she disappeared. My son …” Anna took a deep breath and wep
Bianca nodded. She was curious now. “Yes, Mom. Tell me, hurry! I want to know!”“So when I went upstairs to Gabriel’s room, his room was locked. Gabriel opened the door for me, but Rosalind was still on the bed. So I could figure it out if they wanted more time to be alone.”“Mom!” Bianca shook her head. “Maybe Rose was just tired. It’s too short for Gabriel to ….” She blushed and patted her cheeks. “Ah, Mom, you have a naughty mind.”“But they will have a baby soon. It’s logical, isn’t it? What do you think?”Bianca shrugged. “Maybe, but surely Rose is healthy, right?”“I think so. If not, she’ll surely tell us.”“Good, then.”The two
Gabriel nodded at his mother. But then he bent his head, closed his eyes, and took a deep breath. He wiped his eyes quickly, but Anna could see a drop of tear fall from her son’s eyes. Later, Gabriel straightened his back and smiled as if he didn’t shed his tears for the woman he loved. Doctor Gianni then walked out of the VVIP room. He smiled to see the Da Costa family. First, he shook hands with Leonardo, Anna, Bianca, then he smiled at the youngsters. “Gabriel, you can go inside to see Rosalind and the baby,” the doctor said. “Both are healthy. Congratulations to your new son!”Gabriel shook hands with Doctor Gianni. “Thank you so much, Doctor. I don’t know what I have to say.”The doctor patted Gabriel’s shoulder. “Go inside. Rosalind is waiting for you.”When Gabriel entered the room, the nurse was still wiping and cleaning their baby. So, he approached Rosalind first and kissed her sweaty forehead. “Thank you, baby. You have fought so hard. I can’t imagine what you had been th
Gabriel called his mother right away while waiting for Rosalind to deliver their baby. “Mom, please come to Good Health Hospital. Rosalind’s water has been broken!”Anna was excited but also worried because it was a week faster than the doctor’s prediction. When she delivered Gabriel and Bianca, those two times were even past the due dates. Bianca delivered Jeremy and Isabella passed the due dates too, but with Antonio, the delivery was faster by only two days.Gabriel’s mother frowned as she recalled her memory about hers and Bianca’s giving birth.“Okay, I’ll come to the hospital right away. I’ll call your grandpa and Bianca too.”“Yes, Mom. I’m nervous now. Rosalind asked me to wait outside while I wanted to accompany her.”
Rosalind kept smiling to see how happy their little family was. They had been through a lot, and now they were together in peaceful harmony and happiness. What a priceless gift! She wouldn’t trade her family for anything.“What are you thinking of, baby?” Gabriel said.“Nothing, just how happy I’m to see us together.”He squeezed her hand and nodded. “Let’s have breakfast first.”“Let’s eat!” She nodded and smiled.After eating, they went to the university with Luca as their driver. They walked to the entrance to see many students who would attend the graduation day had already gathered there.
Time went by so swiftly. It was the time for Rosalind’s graduation. To her surprise, she would have a graduation day along with all students who attended the study in the university. So, she was excited to attend the graduation event.Gabriel hired the makeup artist and hairdresser to help Rosalind on her big day. At dawn, they were already busy putting makeup on her. When the makeup artist had finished with her job, it was time for the hairdresser to arrange Rosalind’s hair in an elegant bun.“Mom, you are so pretty!” Jane said. She jumped around as she was excited to see her mother in makeup.“Oh, thank you, sweety.” Then Rosalind glanced at the makeup artist. “Can you help to put on some powder and lip gloss for my daughter?”
Gabriel kissed Rosalind’s forehead and turned her body so he could spoon her. “Baby, you won’t need to worry about,” he stopped for a while, “Richard anymore.” He decided not to tell Rosalind the truth.“What happened?”“Well, I sent him to a rehabilitation center. Then he would go to jail.”Rosalind was quiet. She blew her breath and shook her head. “Richard only brought us troubles …. I’m sorry ….”“It’s not your fault.”“But he’s my brother.” She let out a long sigh.Gabriel had no choice because without telling Rosalind the truth, his wife would keep
After some reassurances from the doctor, Gabriel brought Rosalind back to the car. He nodded and smiled at the couple whose he cut the queue. “Thank you so much for letting us go first. I truly appreciate it!”“Don’t mention it. Is your wife okay? The baby?” The pregnant woman asked.“Yes, My wife and our baby are okay. She only needs a complete rest.”The woman smiled and nodded. “Thank God! We are happy for you.”Gabriel nodded and smiled at the kind woman. “Thank you so much!”Since the doctor’s assistant then called the woman’s name, she waved her hand at Gabriel and entered the examination room with her husband.
Gabriel shook his head again. “No, you just try to get away from the consequences of what you have done, not because you are truly repentant. It’s the punishment that scares you, not the hideous effect of what you have done to Rosalind and Jane. You are a hopeless case! The jail will help you to realize what you have done.”“You will send me to jail?!” Gregory’s voice pitched higher.“Yes.”“Then, go ahead!” Gregory spat to the ground. “I’m not scared!”Gabriel smirked and looked into Gregory’s eyes. “We’ll see. Once you are inside, you’ll shout to ask them to let you die.” Then, he straightened his back. “I’m the man of my word. Since I alr
Warning: this chapter contained violence and heavy cursing. Reader discretion is advised.Again, Pietro followed what Gabriel commanded and poured the water into Richard’s head and body. The man was conscious after a while.“If you don’t want to die, there’s no better time than now to confess,” Gabriel said. “Your name!” he shouted.“I-I’m … Ric—”A punch struck Richard’s cheek. “Again, one lie will get a punch. Keep lying to me and don’t blame me if you will die with no teeth and blood left.”“I’m truly Richard—”Gabriel hit Richard again. “Go on! I
Warning: this chapter contained violence and heavy cursing. Reader discretion is advised.Pietro stared at Gabriel who stood and stared at Richard with a menacing look. As he had been working with Gabriel for twenty years, he knew his boss would do harsh things to Richard. Yet, what Richard did was too much. So he could understand Gabriel’s mood. So Pietro cleared his throat. “Boss, what will you do?”Gabriel only grinned to hear that and removed his tie and opened his button shirt one by one. He even took his time to fold the shirt and tie neatly, then put them on a table. Later, he took his phone from his trouser pocket, pressed some buttons, and put the phone on the table next to his shirt and tie. Pietro gulped again. It reminded him when Gabriel was in his late twenties or early thirties. It was the time when he dealt with someone who betrayed him. “Boss, remember Mrs. Rosalind and little Jane? You don’t want to—”But Gabriel stopped Pietro’s words. “Remove his shirt.”It was a